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The Two Pigeons: Frederick Ashton's OCTOBER 2015 PRESS RELEASE THE TWO PIGEONS: FREDERICK ASHTON’S CLASSIC BALLET RETURNS TO COVENT GARDEN AFTER 30 YEARS MONOTONES I AND II / THE TWO PIGEONS Wednesday 18 November – Saturday 5 December 2015 The Royal Ballet presents the first of two mixed programmes this Season honouring its Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton, celebrating not only his vast and impressive body of work but also the distinctive English balletic style he shaped. Monotones I and II are arguably Ashton’s most modernist and abstract creations. Set to the gentle sounds of Erik Satie’s Trois Gnossiennes and Trois Gymnopédies, these otherworldly pas de trois move through serene patterns that mirror the harmonic and rhythmic shifts of the music. This Season features role debuts in Monotones I from Royal Ballet First Artist Mayara Magri and First Soloist James Hay. In sharp contrast is The Two Pigeons – a romantic, narrative ballet which returns to The Royal Ballet repertory for the first time since 1985. Set in Bohemian Paris at the end of the 19th Century, The Two Pigeons is a fable about love and lost innocence. For all Royal Opera House press releases visit www.roh.org.uk/for/press-and-media On bringing back the work to the Company’s repertory, the Royal Ballet’s Director Kevin O’Hare says ‘The Two Pigeons is a much loved ballet by Frederick Ashton that has not been staged by The Royal Ballet for 30 years. I feel it is the right moment for a new generation of dancers to enjoy the roles within this ballet and a new generation of ballet goers to fall in love with this beautiful and poignant work.’ A young painter, disillusioned with the life he shares with his fiancée briefly finds the enchantment he has been craving when a troupe of gypsies arrive in town. After a flirtation with a gypsy woman and contemplating a new life with the group, the painter sees the error of his ways and is reunited with his forgiving fiancée. Featuring touching pas de deux and group dances from the gypsy troupe, The Two Pigeons is also fondly known for its use of two live doves on stage to represent the central couple. The Two Pigeons was originally created on Lynn Seymour, Christopher Gable and Elizabeth Anderton, and had its premiere at the Royal Opera House on Valentine’s Day 1961. It was loosely based on a French fable by Jean de la Fontaine, which was first adapted into a ballet with choreography by Louis Mérante in the 1800s. Though Ashton reworked the story almost completely from this early version, he opted to keep André Messager’s ravishing score as the accompaniment to his work. Four casts will make their debuts during this run of The Two Pigeons – please see Notes to Editors for further information. - ENDS – The Two Pigeons – Generous philanthropic support from the Fonteyn Circle. NOTES TO EDITORS Monotones I and II / The Two Pigeons Wednesday 18 November – Saturday 5 December 18, 19, 24, 27 November, 4 December at 7.30pm 5 December at 1.30pm and 7.00pm Tickets £4 - £100 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Barry Wordsworth Box Office: 0207 304 4000 Page 2 of 5 www.roh.org.uk Royal Opera House, London WC2E 9DD MONOTONES I AND II Choreography Frederick Ashton Music Erik Satie Designs Frederick Ashton Lighting Design John B. Read THE TWO PIGEONS Choreography Frederick Ashton Music André Messager Arranged by John Lanchbery Designer Jacques Dupont a CASTING MONOTONES I 18 Nov / 19 Nov / 27 Nov / 5 Nov (mat) / Emma Maguire, Yasmine Naghdi, Tristan Dyer 5 Nov / 24 Nov / 4 Nov Romany Pajdak, Mayara Magri*, James Hay* MONOTONES II 18 Nov / 24 Nov / 5 Nov (mat) / 5 Nov Marianela Nuñez, Valeri Hristov, Edward Watson 19 Nov / 27 Nov / 4 Nov Christina Arestis, Nehemiah Kish, Ryoichi Hirano THE TWO PIGEONS Page 3 of 5 18 Nov / 24 Nov Lauren Cuthbertson*, Vadim Muntagirov*, Laura Morera,* Ryoichi Hirano* 19 Nov / 27 Nov / 4 Nov Iana Salenko*, Steven McRae*, Fumi Kaneko*, Fernando Montaño* 5 Nov (mat) Akane Takada*, James Hay*, Mayara Magri*, Valentino Zucchetti* 5 Nov Yuhui Choe*, Alexander Campbell*, Itziar Mendizabal*, Tomas Mock* *Role Debut Image caption: Christopher Gable as The Young Man and Lynn Seymour as The Young Girl in The Two Pigeons, 1961 © ROH. Photograph by Donald Southern PRESS OFFICE CONTACTS Ashley Woodfield Head of Ballet Press Tel: 020 7212 9165 Mob: 07984 513676 [email protected] Gareth King Ballet Press and Communications Officer Tel: 020 7212 9241 Mob: 07767 871 783 [email protected] Camilla St Aubyn Ballet Press Administrator Tel: 020 7212 9725 Page 4 of 5 [email protected] Page 5 of 5 .
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